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JESSE M AL'LTT, OF CATHARINE, NEW YORK;

Letters Patent No. 91,355, dated Juno 15, 1869.

, mPRovnMENT IN woon-TABLES;

The Schedule referred to in these' Letters Patent and making part of thename.

To all whom fit may concern Be it known that I, JEssE MALLETT, ofCatharine,

Y inthe county of Schuyler, and State of New York, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Wool- Tables; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of thisspecification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, likeletters indicating like parts wherever they occur.

To enable 'othersrskilled in the art to construct and use my invention,I will proceed to desciibe it.

My invention relates to devices for bundling or tying up ilceces ofwool; and consists in the novel construction and arrangement of itsvarious parts, as hereinafter described.

Figurel is a perspective view of my table open, ready to receive wool;

Figure 2, an end view of the table,with wool therein, in the course ofcompression; and

"Figure 3, a longitudinal vertical section of the same,

' on the line a: z.

In constructing my device, I provide a dat board or table, A, and securetor its-under side, at each end, a

bed-piece, J, projecting some distance on either side of the table, asshown in igs..1, 2, and- 3.

At one end of the table A, I erect a head, B, having a slightinclination inwards, as'sbown in iig. 3.

At each side ofthe table'A, I hinge a board or leaf, C, of a. widthabout equal to the height of the head B, and which may be turned upagainst the sides of said head, las in tig. 2, or down horizontallyupon! the bed-pieces J, as in g. 1. l

-On the outside of each of the sides 0, I hinge a brace' or arm, I, andin the rear'bed-piece J, I cut recesses t', into which the lower endsofthe braces I engage when the sides O are turned up, and thus lock themin that position, as shown in iig. 2. ,The ends ofthe sides O projectbeyond the head B,

l and have openings h cut in them, as shown in iig..1.

Near the `side of one of thse openingsI pivot a pawl, n., for thepurpose hereinafter explained.

Down through the head B, I cut four or more narrow slits, a a, extendingdown to the table, and cf sufiioient size to admit cord or twine. Y

Through the table A, about midway of its length,

` I makeholes e, corresponding in number and lateral location with theslits a. l

To the upper side of thetable, near the head B, I fasten one end of eachof aseries of straps or bands D,

'five or more in number.

These straps arel of suiiicient'lengtli to reach to the back end of thetable, and are located so as to lie between the holes e when extended,as shown in iig. 1.

The free ends of the straps D, I fasten to a roller, E, as shown infigs. l and 3.

This roller has secured to one end a ratchet-wheel, b, and to the-othera metal head, c, with a forked or slotted end, all as shown in iigs. 1,2, and 3.

The inner faces of the ratchet-wheel b and head o are made plain, andthe distance between equal to the distance apart of the outer edges ofthe sides C when the same are turned up.

The table operates as follows:

The table is extended, and the roller E carried back, and the straps Dstraightened out, all as shown in ii 1.

gCord or twine is then passed up through the holes e, and laid along onthe table between the straps, and out through the slits a, as shown infig. 3.

The wool is then piled on the table, and the sides C turned np andfastened.

The roller E is next lifted up over and slipped into the openings h,thus carrying the .straps up over the wool, as shown in figs. 2y and 3,the head o and wheel l) serving to lock the hinged sides up. I

A lever is then slipped into the open end of the head c, and the rollerrevolved, thus drawing the bands down with very great force, andcompressing the'wool between them and the head, as shown in fig. 3.

The roller is prevented from unturning by the pawl n, which engages withratchet-wheel b', as shown in figs. 2 and 3.

When the ileece is compressed as much as possible, the cords/L are.drawn around the bundle,-between the straps, tied, and cnt o.'

The pawl is then raised, the roller untluned and removed, the 'braces Ilifted, and the sides turned down, when the bundle may be removed.

The strings are then drawn up through, and the former operationsrepeated. I thus produce a device that will c'ompress theeece veryeasily, quickly, and with very great force, turning it out in the mostcompact and best possible form for transportation.

Having thus fully described my invention,

A wool-tying table, consisting of the bed A, with the slotted end-piecesB andthe hinged sides O, having the notches h formed therein to receivethe windlass E, attached to the straps D, all constructed and arrangedto operate as herein described.

' JESSE MALLETT;

Witnesses:

Asn 00E. JAMES E. BEABDsLnY.

